Arun Jaitley takes part in Halwa ceremony ahead of Budget

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took part in the 'Halwa' ceremony on Thursday, which marks the printing of documents for the forthcoming Budget. As a ritual, ‘halwa’ is prepared in a big ‘kadhai’ (frying pot) and served to the ministry's entire staff. Over 100 officials will now stay in Budget printing press till Jaitley’s budget speech on February 1 gets over.